Approval to return July

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new announcement just made 

https://www.caat.or.th/th/moicovid

 

some translation needed 

Traveling into the Kingdom 

• Thai nationals
• Exempt person Or allowed with necessity
• Diplomatic
• Carrier as needed
• Vehicle operator

• Traveling into the Kingdom 

• Spouse, parent, or child Of Thai nationals
• Resident
• Worker
• Students of international public-private educational institutions Border Patrol Police

• Traveling into the Kingdom 

• Foreigners come to treat in Thailand
• Non-Thai Entered with special agreements

[keenyao]

On 7/7/2020 at 3:59 PM, PatrickC said:

I think Thailand is right in future to reject more people from coming in, and I hope they do. Many tourists and retirees spend next to nothing in the country, so I don't see why they should be allowed to stay. Covid might be a positive thing if it means Thailand gets tougher on these issues.

 

Is it really what you said ? Thinking of covid like a positive thing is simply shameful . The fact that you are enjoing the Kingdom now more than before (less pollution,less traffic,less buses around,etc.) doesn't mean you have to hope the virus will do more damage than it has already done. Be honest , this is the only reason why you're so pessimist.

[bolt]

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30391019?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=internal_referral

Follow seven steps for a safe return to Thailand

Follow seven steps for a safe return to Thailand

National

Jul 09. 2020

 

By The Nation

 

 

At the daily briefing on the Covid-19 situation in Thailand on Thursday (July 9), Natapanu Nopakun, deputy director general of the Foreign Ministry’s Information Department, announced the steps Thais and foreigners under 11 groups need to follow before they are allowed entry into the country.

The steps are: 

1. Contact the Thai embassy or consulate in your country to book a seat on a repatriation flight;

2. Foreigners must book a room at an alternative state quarantine site, get a fit-to-fly health certificate as well as a Covid-19 test that is negative and has been taken no more than 72 hours before departure. Foreigners are also required to have insurance coverage of US$100,000 specifically for Covid-19. Thais, on the other hand, only need to provide a fit-to-fly certificate; 

3. All these documents must be submitted to the embassy or consulate to secure a seat on the flight; 

4. Follow preventive measures while awaiting departure; 

5. Upon arrival, foreigners will undergo health screening before they are transported to the alternative state quarantine site; 

6. On the third to fifth day of quarantine, individuals will undergo Covid-19 tests. If negative, a second test will be applied between the 11th and 13th day of quarantine to confirm the end of the virus’s incubation period; 

 

 

7. People can travel around Thailand, provided they notify health authorities of their whereabouts, strictly follow health instructions as well as download and use the ThaiChana platform for tracking. 

Meanwhile, foreign fathers who are not legally married to their children’s mother can return to Thailand provided their name is mentioned in the child’s birth certificate. However, foreigners with a partner in Thailand whom they are not legally married to will not be allowed to return. 

Natapanu said every Thai mission overseas will follow the government’s guidelines, but the arrangement of repatriation flights also depends on local regulations. 

He added that Thailand will now allow 600 stranded foreigners per day to take repatriation flights that are heading to their country to pick up stranded Thais. Foreigners seeking to return home must contact their embassy, submit required documents and wait to be allocated a seat, because some countries are still not allowing commercial flights.

[samsensam]

19 minutes ago, PatrickC said:

 

And you can diagnose that based on some posts? Well done to you - you must be a genius.

 

It is not lack of empathy, it is reality. You screwed up by leaving Thailand and now probably can not get back in this year. You should not have left. Now you have and you have to live with the decision. There are many people around the world who are stuck places they do not want to be - and now you are one. Welcome to the club.

 

The hard reality for you is that you probably won't get back in until October/November at the very earliest. More likely January/February. These new procedures which have been introduced will see a huge backlog of foreigners looking to get in and only limited processing capacity at BKK. It is going to take many months for this backlog to clear. Only then will they consider categories such as retirees, and then there will be more queues.

 

If you are truly retired, you should not have had to leave for work.

 

These new procedures which have been introduced will see a huge backlog of foreigners looking to get in and only limited processing capacity at BKK.

 

the constraint is the number of seats on planes/number of planes, not limited processing capacity, that would merely increase time not volume.

[bolt]

ALL please stay on topic, only discuss if you have information about approval to return

thanks 

[Rimmer]

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